CVE-2021-45493
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
- Record
CVE-2021-45493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32259
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32259- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q72-x7j8-g7gh No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
- Record
GHSA-2q72-x7j8-g7gh- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects RAX35 before 1.0.4.102, RAX38 before 1.0.4.102, and RAX40 before 1.0.4.102.
- Record
CVE-2021-45493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-45493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Netgear Rax35 Firmware, published December 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.